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A Bout in 30 Years (1971): cast, story & where to watch

1971 · Film

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Released in 1971, A Bout in 30 Years is a drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. Best friends Dae-gyu and Dal-su fight over Ok-hi. When Ok-hui marries and goes to Seoul the fight ends. After many years, Ok-hi is widowed and brings her daughter Ji-hyang to her home village, and the fight between Dae-gyu and Dal-su begins again. Ok-hui borrows some money from Dal-su when she is short of money while building a reservoir for the village. Dal-su lends money on the condition that she marry him if she cannot pay him back until the ground-breaking ceremony. And Dal-su's wife leaves. As Ok-hui fails to return the money, she tries to run away with Dae-gyu, but they run into Min, Dal-su's son, who demands them to pay back his father's money. Finally Dae-gyu and Dal-su meet and have a fight, but at last Dal-su sends him to Ok-hi, and he is happy to do so.

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If you liked it. Fans of A Bout in 30 Years tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.

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When was A Bout in 30 Years released?
A Bout in 30 Years was released in 1971, with a runtime of about 97 minutes.